Date:         Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:48:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
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From:         Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
Comments: To: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
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At 01:20 AM 4/6/01 -0500, Marshall Ruskin wrote:
>Jeff Palmer told me not to post this, so of course, I had to.....(heh heh)
>
>So, what do Canadians have to be proud of?
>
>1. Smarties;

the candies i assume...

>2. Crispy Crunch & Coffee Crisp;

Pride?

>3. The length of our footballs fields, and one less "down";
>4. Baseball is Canadian;
>5. Lacrosse is Canadian;
>6. Hockey is Canadian;
>7. Basketball is Canadian;

oh yeah, sports, is that really something to get proud of?

>8. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers @ss; (Ed note: Mr. Dress-up was actually an
>American!)

True

>9. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts @ss; (Ed note: "The last American
>Vanagon-listee who p-mails me with the correct answer to: "What is a
>"Tim-Bit?", gets a free set of 4 tan Vanagon cup-holders.)

Perhaps, but Krispy Kream puts all other donuts to shame.

(BTW a tim-bit is called a dunkin munchkin in the states, a fried lump of
sugary donut dough)

TRUE STORY:
Last time I was in the "great white north" I looked in the local phone book
for Chatham ON out of curiosity.  They had 23 donut shops listed and only 2
places to buy beer.  Talk about your priorities.

OVC: Hint when crossing the border back into the states.  Be sure your
vanagon is clear of any contraband.  I've been searched 4 times so
far.  once took over 4 hours (drug dog barked, but there was nothing for it
to find.)

Chris Smith